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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 13, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what is Base Camp located?
(a) Natural ampitheatre
(b) Large cave
(c) Underground
(d) Dense forest
2. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?
(a) Sir Andrew Waugh
(b) Sir Edward Willings
(c) Sir Edmund Hillary
(d) Sir Phineas Fogg
3. Who is described as being from New Zealand, having a full beard, and being gregarious and funny?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Andy Harris
4. Who led an effort to clean up Base Camp when it was dirty in the 70's and 80's?
(a) Climbers
(b) Commercial guides
(c) Sherpas
(d) EPA
5. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?
(a) Tiya
(b) Kama
(c) Moco
(d) Kata
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?
2. Many people on the mountain with Krakauer, he says, are 'marginally qualified ____________. '
3. Who is the inexperienced climber that made it to the top of Everest with a guide?
4. Who was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?
5. Which of the guides have already become ill as a result of the conditions at Lobuje?
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